I'm a pack mule I'm afraid, well my canoe and my camper van are
If I were to go back packing again I would go a hell-ov-a lot lighter.....
Cheers
Tim
I'm a pack mule I'm afraid, well my canoe and my camper van are
If I were to go back packing again I would go a hell-ov-a lot lighter.....
Cheers
Tim
"Travel a thousand miles by train and you are a brute;
pedal five hundred on a bicycle and you remain basically a bourgeois;
paddle a hundred in a canoe and you are already a child of nature.".
Hummm, I used to be a mule... truth be told there was never much in the pack but whatever was in there it was heavy!!!
Slowly reducing the weight, my problem is cost, I would love to go out and buy all the super light weight kit but I cant - sad face!
I think I am slowly developing a happy medium but saving weight where I can. I think the biggest weight saving I made was just the other day and not take water - well thats not true, but rather than taking 3+ L I got a water filter and now only take 1 or 2L.
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+ 1 for the water filter for reducing your pack weight!
Thanks I used to fill my 3L bladder to the top then take a "emergency" 1L bottle - I found I rarely drink more than 2L and that includes a few cups of coffee. So thats what I carry. Have a err Water bottle filter thing (you whack the water in and 15 mins later walah!) and a sawyer mini as my main "I have ran out of water oops" sort of thing. It means I have to be more careful managing my water, filling up when I have the chance but I believe in a climate like England you will never be further than an hour or two from water.
Must admit going for a walk has been much nicer since I was able to ditch 10kg of 'routine' gear from my sac
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Hi sapper -what did you ditch? or did you swap for lighter? If you dont mind me being nosey :P
Ditched the compulsory helmet, harness, ironwork, rope, medical kit and other associated stuff I needed in SAR Now I only walk for pleasure and its very nice
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